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27.01.2010 18:25

Training match

Jesús Carrillo / Anna Segura

Seven players from the senior squad took part in a training game on Wednesday with players from the reserves and the youth team.

Although Wednesday was a day off for the first team, seven players who feature rather less frequently in the starting line-ups took the chance to get in some extra practice together with youngsters from the reserves and the youth team.

First team players

Pinto, Márquez, Milito, Maxwell, Chigrinskiy, Pedro and Bojan, none of whom are regulars in the starting line-ups at present, took part in the match. The eleven was made up by players who have been training with Guardiola this month: Jonathan Dos Santos and Thiago Alcántara, plus youth team hopefuls Dalmau and Isaac Cuenca.

The reserves

The other team was composed of players from Barça Atlètic and the youth team: Masip, Ivan Balliu, Iván Benítez, Armando, Carlos Planas, Illie, Luque, Martí Riverola, Edu Oriol, Elvis and Gai Assulin.

Guardiola looks on

The training match was closely followed by Josep Guardiola and his assistants Tito Vilanova and Juan Carlos Unzué, plus a number of other coaches. Reserve team manager, Luis Enrique, and youth team manager, Javier García Pimienta, were also on hand.

The training match also attracted a special guest, Marcelino, formerly manager of Zaragoza. He was sacked by the first division strugglers in December.